2.7 - The Brain & Cognitive Psychology

Question 1

The 3 types of memory are…

Answer 1

Sensory Memory, Short term memory, long term memory

Question 2

Sensory memory is…

Answer 2

the memory part that receives info from each of our senses
and it records information for only a few seconds
passes info down to short memory based on your attention level

Question 3

Short-term memory is…

Answer 3

what is going on in your mind
known as “waking” memory
holds info for up to 5-20 seconds

Question 4

Long-term memory is…

Answer 4

intended for storage of information for a long time
Main purpose is to retrieve, store, and delete

Question 5

the two types of long-term memory are…

Answer 5

Procedural/Skills based: rembers how to do a certain skill etc.
Decorative based: either somantic (which recalls specific events) and episodic (recalls facts and consepts)

Question 6

Sensation is…

Answer 6

the process that allows the brain to take in info from our five senses

Question 7

Perception is…

Answer 7

the process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting the info we receive from other senses

Question 8

cognitive psychology is…

Answer 8

the mental process in the brain associated with thinking, knowing, and remembering

Question 9

What was the name of Albert Bandura’s famous experiment?

Answer 9

Bandura’s Bobo Doll experiment

Question 10

Bandura’s Bobo Doll experiment was about….

Answer 10

it was conducted to answer the question, Do people learn behaviours by watching others and then imitating?